Unveiling mechanochemistry: Kinematic-kinetic approach for the prediction of mechanically induced reactions

Mechanochemistry has attracted a lot of attention over the last few decades with rapid growth in number publications due to its unique features. However, very little is known about how mechanical energy converted into chemical energy. Most published works using mechanochemistry neglect required experimental parameters and their effect resulting products, what makes extremely difficult reproduce results from lab lab. Moreover, if it taken consideration broad range conditions used different studies, quite compare set optimum conditions. As result, generally viewed as “black box”. The aim this work provide some insight mechanochemistry. Thus, simple kinematic-kinetic approach that allows full parametrization mechanically induced reactions proposed. In an analogous way thermally activated process, shown kinetic modeling can serve parametrize model function milling great reliability, thereby gaining prediction capability. example, methodology been applied for first time mechanochemical reaction Co Sb form CoSb3, skutterudite-type thermoelectric material. universality also validated data literature. A key feature proposed be extrapolated other reactions, either inorganic or organic.